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The Boston Bruins Week Ahead: 10/17 - 10/23

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THE BOSTON BRUINS WEEK AHEAD

October 17 – October 23

THIS WEEK’S NEWS, NOTES AND NUMBERS…

BRUINS TO HOST HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER NIGHT ON 10/21: The Boston Bruins will host Hockey Fights Cancer Night on October 21 when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers. The Bruins will be supporting the cause in a variety of ways and many local pediatric and adult cancer patients will be invited to participate in Hockey Fights Cancer Night events and given tickets to the game.

Season ticket holders have kindly donated tickets for current pediatric patients, cancer survivors, and individuals who are supporters of those affected by cancer. Organizations who will be receiving tickets to the game include Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Jimmy Fund, American Cancer Society and Massachusetts General Hospital for Children. Bruins players, management, and coaching staff will be supporting the initiative by wearing special lavender attire, decals on their helmets, and wrapping their sticks with lavender stick tape. To show their support, the Bruins will be wearing purple warm up jerseys on October 21st. The Boston Bruins Foundation will be raffling and auctioning off the team signed, warm-up worn purple jerseys both in game on 10/21 and online following the game. Proceeds from the 50/50 raffle will benefit the Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care.

The Bruins will incorporate many in-game elements surrounding Hockey Fights Cancer. The 8-Spoked Salute, presented by Massachusetts State Lottery, will honor cancer survivor Kevin O’Brien. Many cancer survivors will be in attendance like recent Stoneham High School graduate Brandon McCarthy who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia after his freshman year of High School. Also the Boston Bruins Pan Mass Challenge Bike team will be presenting a check for over $180,000 during the first intermission of Wednesday's game. Bruins Foundation Executive Director Bob Sweeney, members of the PMC bike team, and Pan Mass Challenge representatives will be involved in the check presentation. Complete details regarding Hockey Fights Cancer Night will be announced at a later time.

PULLING FOR HOPE PLANE PULL: On Sunday, October 18, beginning at 10:00 a.m. the Boston Bruins will have a team taking part in the Pulling for Hope Boston Plane Pull to benefit the American Cancer Society. The Boston Bruins team will include Bruins wives and girlfriends, the Bruins Ice Girls, local cancer survivors, and special guest Liam Fitzgerald (“the Fist-Bump Kid”). The Plane Pull features 25 teams of 20 people taking on a JetBlue airbus in a game of tug a war. The goal is to be the fastest team to pull the plane 12 feet. This is the inaugural event for the Pulling for Hope Plane Pull and will take place at Logan Airport. Media interested in covering the Pulling For Hope Plane Pull should contact Erika Wentzell (ewentzell@bostonbruins.com) for more details.

NHL ANNOUNCES 2ND SEASON OF EPIX PRESENTS ROAD TO THE NHL WINTER CLASSIC: Premium TV network EPIX and the National Hockey League (NHL) today announced that EPIX Presents Road To the NHL Winter Classic™ will be returning to the channel and will make its U.S. television premiere Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 10pm ET/PT, 9C. The weekly series, consisting of four one-hour episodes, will focus on the heated rivalry between the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens as they prepare for the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic® at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. on New Year’s Day 2016. This will be the second year that EPIX and the NHL® team up for this all-access look inside the lives of these elite professional athletes, their families and their fans. In addition, U.S. hockey fans will be able to stream each episode of EPIX Presents Road To the NHL Winter Classic live as it premieres on EPIX via EPIX.com and NHL.com.

NESN ANNOUNCES SARAH DAVIS AS 2015-16 RINK-SIDE REPORTER: On October 7, NESN announced that Sarah Davis will serve at the network’s primary Boston Bruins rink-side reporter for the 2015-16 campaign, while Jack Edwards and Andy Brickley will be back together in the booth calling their 11th straight season together. NESN also announced that Nikki Reyes is slated to fill in for Davis for select games, including Saturday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes in Glendale.

ECHOSTOR GOALS FOR CHARITY: For every goal the Bruins score during the 2015-16 season, EchoStor will donate $100 to the Boston Bruins Foundation. To date EchoStar has raised $1,300 for the Bruins Foundation.

B’S TO HONOR KEVIN O'BRIEN ON 10/21 WITH 8-SPOKED SALUTE: On Wednesday, October 21, during the Bruins Flyers game, the B's will honor Kevin O’Brien with an 8-Spoked Salute at TD Garden. O'Brien enlisted in the Air Force Air National Guard on May 30th of 2007. He served seven years and 10 months as a Fighter Aircraft Integrated Avionics Technician stationed at 104th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base Westfield, MA. He deployed in 2012, to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, in the Central Command Area of Responsibility, in support of a United States Air Force CENTCOM Theater Security Package tasking. He served five years on active duty. The Boston Bruins 8-Spoked Salute is presented by Massachusetts State Lottery.

RANDELL POTS FIRST NHL GOAL: Bruins forward Tyler Randell recorded his first NHL goal in his first NHL game on October 14 against the Colorado Avalanche. Randell is the first Bruin to score his first NHL goal in his first game since Blake Wheeler accomplished the same feat in 2008.

LIMITED INDIVIDUAL TICKETS AVAILABLE: individual game tickets are now available for all home games including next week's matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday, October 21 at 8:00 p.m. To purchase visit BostonBruins.com/tickets.

GROUP TICKETS TO SEE THE BRUINS: Group tickets for the 2015-16 Boston Bruins season are on sale now. Gather a group of ten or more and take advantage of discounted group pricing – saving you and your group up to $30 dollars per person. For a limited time, bring your group of 20 or more to a Bruins game this season and you'll have the ability to purchase two (2) tickets to the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic® taking place on Friday, January 1, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. Offer valid for a limited time only and has been effective since September 23, 2015. To learn more visit BostonBruins.com/groups or dial 617-624-1805.

BRUINS SUITES: Limited suites are available for Bruins October matchups. An ideal spot to catch the game with a group, suites can accommodate 18 to 60 fans and feature a private living room, exclusive entrance with early access, in-suite catering options and more. For additional information, visit BostonBruins.com/suiterentals or call 617-624-1847.

PICK-A-PLAN: Bruins Pick-A-Plan packages are on sale now and provide fans with the flexibility to customize their own game plan by choosing from a selection of 11 different games, including marquee matchups at the TD Garden against the Montreal Canadiens as well as Sidney Crosby, Phil Kessel, Evgeni Malkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins. To purchase visit BostonBruins.com/pickaplan.

SKATE & SKI TICKET PACKAGE: The Bruins, Loon Mountain and 98.5 The Sports Hub have teamed up again this season to bring you the Skate & Ski ticket package. Purchase a Skate & Ski ticket to select Bruins weekday games during October through December for $99 and receive a complimentary lift ticket to Loon Mountain, New England's most accessible mountain resort destination! To learn more or to purchase a Skate & Ski ticket visit: BostonBruins.com/skateandski.

AIR DATES FOR SEASON 3 OF BEHIND THE B: Episodes one and two of Behind the B presented by ALEX AND ANI have already aired on NESN and are available now on bostonbruins.com/behindtheb. The Bruins have a total of 13 episodes that are slated to air during the 2015-16 season and will be narrated by actor and Worcester, MA native, Denis Leary. Other exclusive Behind the B related content will be available on bostonbruins.com and the Boston Bruins Digital Entertainment Network (Bruins DEN) throughout the season.

BOSTON BRUINS ALUMNI IN THE COMMUNITY: On Saturday, October 24, Boston Bruins Alumni will be playing a benefit game against the Milton Youth Hockey Coaches. The puck drops at 4:00 p.m. at the Max Ulin Memorial Rink in Milton (11 Unquity Rd, Milton, MA 02186). Proceeds from the event will benefit Milton Youth Hockey. Mark Cornforth, currently coaching at Catholic Memorial is expected to join the lineup which includes Andy Brickley and Bob Beers on defense, Ken Linseman and Rick Middleton as forwards, along with other members of the Bruins Alumni team.

BRUINS ON THE AIRWAVES: Bruins defenseman Torey Krug has been confirmed as a weekly call-in guest with 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Scott Zolak and Marc Bertrand (Zo and Bertrand), which airs weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Adam McQuaid will be a regular guest on 100.7 WZLX with Kevin Karlson and Pete McKenzie (Karlson & McKenzie), which airs weekdays from 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Call-in days and times are dependent upon the B’s schedule.

OFF THE ICE & AROUND TOWN…

PULLING FOR HOPE PLANE PULLWHAT: On Sunday, October 18, beginning at 10:00 a.m. the Boston Bruins will have a team taking part in the Pulling for Hope Boston Plane Pull to benefit the American Cancer Society. The Boston Bruins team will include Bruins wives and girlfriends, the Bruins Ice Girls, local cancer survivors, and special guest Liam Fitzgerald (“the Fist-Bump Kid”). The Plane Pull features 25 teams of 20 people taking on a JetBlue airbus in a game of tug a war. The goal is to be the fastest team to pull the plane 12 feet. This is the inaugural event for the Pulling for Hope Plane Pull and will take place at Logan Airport. Media interested in covering the Pulling For Hope Plane Pull should contact Erika Wentzell (ewentzell@bostonbruins.com) for more details.WHEN: Sunday, October 18 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.LOCATION: Logan Airport tarmacBRUINS PARTICPATING: Bruins wives and girlfriends, Bruins Ice Girls, local cancer survivors, Liam Fitzgerald

BRUINS TO HOST HOCKEY FIGHTS CANCER NIGHT ON 10/21WHAT: The Boston Bruins will host Hockey Fights Cancer Night on October 21 when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers. The Bruins will be supporting the cause in a variety of ways and many local pediatric and adult cancer patients will be invited to participate in Hockey Fights Cancer Night events and given tickets to the game.

Season ticket holders have kindly donated tickets for current pediatric patients, cancer survivors, and individuals who are supporters of those affected by cancer. Organizations who will be receiving tickets to the game include Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Jimmy Fund, American Cancer Society and Massachusetts General Hospital for Children. Bruins players, management, and coaching staff will be supporting the initiative by wearing special lavender attire, decals on their helmets, and wrapping their sticks with lavender stick tape. To show their support, the Bruins will be wearing purple warm up jerseys on October 21st. The Boston Bruins Foundation will be raffling and auctioning off the team signed, warm-up worn purple jerseys both in game on 10/21 and online following the game. Proceeds from the 50/50 raffle will benefit the Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care.

The Bruins will incorporate many in-game elements surrounding Hockey Fights Cancer. The 8-Spoked Salute, presented by Massachusetts State Lottery, will honor cancer survivor Kevin O’Brien. Many cancer survivors will be in attendance like recent Stoneham High School graduate Brandon McCarthy who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia after his freshman year of High School. Also the Boston Bruins Pan Mass Challenge Bike team will be presenting a check for over $180,000 during the first intermission of Wednesday's game. Bruins Foundation Executive Director Bob Sweeney, members of the PMC bike team, and Pan Mass Challenge representatives will be involved in the check presentation. Complete details regarding Hockey Fights Cancer Night will be announced at a later time.WHEN: Wednesday, October 21 during the Bruins vs. Flyers gameLOCATION: TD Garden (100 Legends Way, Boston, MA)

BROADCAST INFORMATION…

UPCOMING GAMES BROADCAST SCHEDULE: NESN reporters Jack Edwards Andy Brickley will be covering the Bruins upcoming matchup against the Arizona Coyotes on October 17 with Nikki Reyes serving as the rink-side reporter. On October 23, Sarah Davis will be rink-side in Brooklyn as the Bruins take on the Islanders at the brand new Barclays Center for the first time. The October 21 game versus the Philadelphia Flyers will be broadcasted on NBC Sports Network. The tandem of Dave Goucher and Bob Beers will handle all radio duties on 98.5 The Sports Hub.

This week’s honorable mentions listed in no particular order: @TheBruinsBlog (Matt Kalman, CBSBoston.com): #Bruins play their first game against a US-based team on Canadian Thanksgiving #Irony #Countries

MEDIA INFORMATION: Throughout the 2015-16 season, the Bruins Communications staff will provide schedule updates, releases and transcripts on the Boston Bruins Media Site, which can be accessed at www.bostonbruins.com/media using the follow combination: E-mail: media@bostonbruins.com, Password: media.

UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE & MEDIA AVAILABILITY-Schedule is subject to change-(Ristuccia Arena, 190 Main Street, Wilmington, MA 01887) (TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston, MA 02114)-All times are local to where the practice or game is taking place-Practices at Ristuccia Arena are open to the public

Saturday, October 17 (Glendale, AZ)-Morning Skate at Gila River Arena (9400 W. Maryland Ave., Glendale, AZ 85305) at 11:30 a.m. local-Head Coach Claude Julien will be available after morning skate-Players will be available following Coach Julien-Game vs. Arizona Coyotes, 7:00 p.m. local

Sunday, October 18 (Glendale, AZ / Boston, MA)-Travel to Boston

Monday, October 19-TBD

Tuesday, October 20 (Wilmington, MA)-Practice at Ristuccia Arena, 10:30 a.m. local- Head Coach Claude Julien available after practice- Players available after Head Coach Claude Julien

Wednesday, October 21 (Boston, MA)-Morning skate at TD Garden, 10:30 a.m. local-Head Coach Claude Julien will be available after morning skate in the Will McDonough Press Room-Players available following Head Coach Claude Julien in the Bruins locker room -Game vs. Philadelphia Flyers, 8:00 p.m. local